Tea cartridge



Nov. 4, 1930.

B. HIRSCHHORN TEA CARTRIDGE Filed April 18. 1929 Z" a I /Z ty anomtoz a;

Patente Nov.- 4, 1930 BENJAMIN HIRSGHHORN, on NEW YORK, N. Y., AssreNoaro MILLIE PATENT HOLD- Y ING 00., INC. or NEW YORK, N. Y., A coRPOR-ATI E E YORK TEA canrarncn Application filed. April 18,

iniU. S. Letters Patent #1,310,796-, granted to me on July 22, 1919. y

In the Letters Patent mentioned, a-device for extracting essence from tea leaves or 1 coffee is described, comprising a bag of textile fabric whichcontains a quantity of tealeavescr coffee ust-sufficient for a single brewing. The mouth of the bag is drawn into folds and closed by a metal strip, bentinto iathe shape" of a ring, engaging and compressing said folds and thereby closing theniouth ofnsaid bag, said stripattaching at the same time to said bag a suspending string, to the free endof which is secured in any 'sultable 20 inanner a tag or handle of cardboard or the 7 like, on which may be displayechby printing or otherwise,"advertising natter andidentifica'tion marks of the tea contained 1n the cartridge. When these articles of commerce are putup lnpackages for-retail sale, they are usually thrownindiscriminately into a box or bag. The result is that the suspending strings become tangledin a confused and not readily separable mass so that, when these 30 cartridges are to be put to use, it is often necessary to cut the suspending strings, which fact renders the cartridges practically unfit for use. At least it impairs the use thereof.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a cartridge of the character mentioned which is so constructed that its suspending string is less apt to intertwine with others, and if tangled with others can be readily separated therefrom.

vide a tea-cartridge of the character described which is simple in construction, 'effi cient in operation and capable of manufacture on a commercial scale, or in other words any of the advantages of the invention. 1

Another ob]ect of the invention isto pro 1 929.; seriai b. 356,055. consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter deings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size. and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within-the scopeof theappended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing "In practice it has been found that the tangling of the suspending strings of the tea cartridges is. brought aboutby the fact that the tags on-the unattachedfends of'the strings cause an intertwining of the said strings: It has also been found that, if the'tagsoverlie the bags or containers ofthe cartridges. the strings do not become tangledi i The inventionherein described consists in slidably mounting'the suspending strings on the cartridges so that'the strings may be drawn through the bag closing rings as far as the tagspermit,"wherebythe said tags overlie the bags or containers andthe other ends of thestrings are free. The last-men tioned ends fof the strings areprovided with stops, to' prevent disengagement of the strings from the bagclosing f rings when the tags are brought into the positions which they occupy when the cartridges are being used for'makinganinfusion,

f'wof the many'poss'ible embodiments i of the invention -are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Y s Figure 1 is anelevation of'a tea cartridge constructed in accordance with the present invention, theelements being in'the positions ready for use; Fig. 2 'is'a similar elevation of the said bag with the handleor tag ina position in which it is prevented from intertwiningwithcther strings; Fig 3-is anele vation on a larger scale, of'th'e'attached portion of a suspending string and the stop thereon; Fig. 4 1's asection taken on line 44 of Fig. 3,011astilldarger scale; Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified tea-cartridge; Fig. 6 is an elevation, ona larger scale, of the attached end ofthe, string and the stop of Y the cartridge shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a similar elevation,on an'enlarged scale, of a l string end and a modified stop thereon; and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank of which the stop shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings is formed.

Referring now first to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, of the drawings, the numeral indicates a bag of open mesh textile fabric, for instance cotton. This bag is of a size to contain just sufficient tea-leaves or coffee for a single brewing. The mouth of the bag is closed by drawing or gathering the same into folds to form a neck, and applying thereto a metal strip 11, bent into ring-shape, whereby the mouth of said bag is closed. Prior to applying the strip 11, there is placed against the folds of the bag one end of a sus-.

pending string 12, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, so that the metal strip not only closes the mouth of the said bag but at the same time attaches the said string thereto.

To the free end of the string is secured in any suitable manner a tag or handle 13 of cardboard or the'like. The closing strip '11 is shaped to assume the form of a ring having a size to securely closethe bag mouth but permitting sliding of the suspending string through the ring from the attached end of the said string to the tag on the free end thereof. Adjacent the attached end of the string and above the closing strip 11 is provided on the string a stop 14, which may be of any suitable construction. In the min bodiment ofthe invention shown in Figs. 1

'to 4, inclusive, it comprises an annulus w; into which the string end is inserted, said an- For packing and shipping purposes the cartridge is prepared in the following manner: The operator takes hold of the stop 14 and draws the suspending string through the closing ring as far as the tag or handle permits, the elements being then in the positions shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. When solprepared, the tags may bethrown indiscriminately into a box or like container and the suspending strings will not become tangled. To prepare a bag for use, the user takes hold of the tag or handle thereon and draws the string through the closing ring asfar as the stop 14 on the string permits (Fig. 1).

A modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 of-the drawings, which differs from the one above described inthat the stop is in the form of a knot 16, tied on the initially attached end of the suspending string. Otherwise the construction and operation of theelements are the same as of those described in connection with Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, of the drawings.

A further modification of the stop is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings. In

this instance, the stop consists of a metal clip 17, applied to the initially attached end of the string. This clip is initially in the form of a fiat strip of relatively short length, asshown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The ends 18 of the said strip are pointed-entriangular. In applying the clip to the string, the end of the latter is placed upon the flat strip and the triangular ends bent over and flattened against the string, whereby the clip is clamped to said string. The operation of this device is obvious from the foregoing.

It is to be noted that, while herein stops of specific configurations have been .described, any others may be used without departing from the invention, which consists mainly in so mounting the suspending string on the cartridge that it may be drawn through the closing ring thereof for the purpose mentioned. p

, \Vhat Iclaim is A device for extracting essence from tealeaves or coffee, comprising a bag having its mouth drawn into folds, a metal strip engaging and compressing said folds for closing the mouth of said bag, a suspending string extended through said metal strip, a handle attached to one end of said string, and a stop on the other end of said string, said string being adapted to be drawn through said metal strip in either direction so that either said stop or said handle is adapted to be brought adjacent said metal strip.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 11th day of April, A. D. 1929.

' BENJAMIN HIRSGHHORN. 

